in front of
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Meaning · English
located at the front of something
Literally: before something physically
Register: neutral
Examples
In front of you, you can see Tiananmen Square.Nhìn thẳng về phía trước, bạn sẽ nhìn thấy quảng trường Thiên An Môn.
The waitress set a glass of juice in front of me.Người nữ bồi bàn đã đặt một cốc nước quả trước mặt tôi.
Tatoeba sentence #4784395 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)
Sources & notes
Everyday learner phrase (CEFR A1); level cross-referenced from published learner lists. Definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “in front of” mean?
located at the front of something Literally: before something physically
Is “in front of” formal or informal?
in front of is generally neutral.